diff --git a/examples/app/app.nim b/examples/app/app.nim
index a6b5271..72feb65 100644
--- a/examples/app/app.nim
+++ b/examples/app/app.nim
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ proc runApp(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port, peerId: string,
         break
       echo "accepted!"
       await sock.send("ping")
-      let msg = await sock.recv(1000)
+      let msg = await sock.recv(4)
       echo "received message: ", msg
 
   else:
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ proc runApp(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port, peerId: string,
     asyncCheck handleServerMessages(serverConn)
     let sock = await punchHole(punchdConn, serverConn, peerId, otherPeerId)
     echo "connected!"
-    let msg = await sock.recv(1000)
+    let msg = await sock.recv(4)
     echo "received message: ", msg
     await sock.send("pong")